Brett Younge

Brett Younge

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  • About me

    CPA, Finance Manager at telMAX

  • Education

    • Crescent School

      1990 - 1992
      High School A+

      Activities and Societies: House Captain, Rugby Team Captain, Cross Country Running, founding member of The Friday Club.

    • The University of British Columbia

      1992 - 1999
      Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Management Information Systems, General

      Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi Completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Management Information Systems (MIS) in a competitive program. Entered UBC on full academic scholarship. Spent several years as a part-time student while pursuing my dream as an Olympic skier; was a member of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team from 1994 to 1996. Finished my degree after a brutal knee injury in 1996. UBC was a great school and I met a lot of great people there, especially in Beta Theta Pi.

  • Experience

    • Bulldog Digital Security

      Jan 2002 - May 2016
      Owner / Operator

      Founded an information security consulting company in 2002, and over the following decade performed hundreds of information security assessments, audits and related security consultations, mostly with Canadian financial institutions. Worked with various stakeholders to identify, prioritize and minimize risk; also to improve security awareness and achieve compliance with international standards. Worked intimately with ISO/IEC-17799, 27002, 27001, PCI DSS and deployed early-adopter compliance standards in collaboration with industry leaders. Show less

    • SqueezeCMM Inc.

      Jun 2016 - Oct 2017
      Chief Operations Officer

      The Operations portfolio at Sqz included bottom-line P&L responsibility, as well as input into sales, product management, development, customer relations, legal, HR and others. Reported directly to co-founders and managed day-to-day operations in this innovative MarTech SaaS company.

    • EY

      May 2019 - Jan 2023

      Assurance in the Toronto Audit Group, working with public and private companies across automotive, real estate, energy and non-profit sectors.

      • Senior Accountant

        Sept 2021 - Jan 2023
      • Staff Accountant

        May 2019 - Dec 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CISSP

      ISC2
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

      CPA Ontario
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Team Captain, Fundraiser

      Issued by motionball for Special Olympics on Jan 2010
      motionball for Special OlympicsAssociated with Brett Younge